The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-21 00:00:00

v MA3KET AND nr,IMMBItCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market to-day has been very active, the rates remain exceedingly firm. The re iltirements of the public are heavy, and as the l ' e venue collections increase the demand, the res lotirces of the discount houses show a proportionate di minution. The brokers are therefore obliged in se veral cases to be borrowers themselves of the Ili thorities, and the rates out of doors are a fraction above Can official minimum. The Bank of England 18, consequently, the chief resort at the present and there appears very little hope that tifflirs I ' 4l l take a favourable turn till after the termination ° the quarter. At the Bank yesterday there were no bullion ° Perations of public importance. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon !here was a slight downward movement in several Instances. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's i elegrem, the 3 per cent. French Relates were 63 f• 17c. Heavy. llardly any business has been negotiated in the English Stock Market to-day, and the appearance " affairs in this department is consequently very 4 ch depressed. The Funds are more than flatter,machrusols for money being 89}, and for the account : 9 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are uB iQ, and India 5 per Cents 1021 In the Foreign Market there has been very little , h at ilaaation, and prices have not varied materially. • t arkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 72 2 ; ditto Con 431ides, 471 t; Mexican, 291 7, ; do. New, 271 ; Greek, 231 , ; Spanish Passive, ail. ; do. Certi. 131. 14 ; the Confederate Loan, 61 62 ; the i u mlubian, par 1 prem.; Egyptian, 1 prem. ; and he Montevidean, after being 21 prem., are tow 1t 24 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been 1'43, - quiet, and in some instances prices exhibit 'eaa firmness. South Western have receded 10s.; a nd North 'Western, Metropolitan, and North Eastern (Berwick), each 5g.; London and Blackwall 411 d Brighton, however, have each improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without °lkuge of importance. tank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but l ''ltilout any material alteration in values. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. i GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols a bo Amount, Jan. 10 ti Per Cent. Reduced h i e w 3 per Cent "e" 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894.... A uo 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — " 4 lluities, 3U yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — l o for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — f 1)0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 190 8 — 31 1equer Bills, £l,OOO, Cper Cent — Bo £5OO - 11 41 Do £lOO and £2OO Y. England Stir, 5 4 4 per Ct. 0 Account.. t h I PDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. '"„ja Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ~\ ' o Account — * 6 per Cent. July, 1870 ",ck Account • Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do 41 1 per Cent Cent. . (Deferred 3 per Cent.) pet „u 0 Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 1 - 1 ,0 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. , s uo 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — u,,0 4 per Cent., Aug. 18661 — u° Bonds 1;1,000 — u 0 under £l,OOO •••• FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE . O'CLOCK. Agotrian t Nzilian 5 per Cent ........ I]o 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 .. 83a kenos Ayres 6 per Cent — ? A D 0,. Account.... .• .• e han 6 per Cent. 10 rabian 6 per Cent -. tuba, 6 per Cent. 13 u 0 5 per Cent. 1864 4 , ll ish 3 per Cent., 1825 'Jo 5 per Cent, 1864 Lo sa) er Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid 4 pm luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l2 Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. 'tYptian 7 per Cent ea ;- ) 0 £lOO Bonds 1 -' O , Second Issue Do 1864 4';'-' 0 Scrip, £li paid - Pm ',, e ek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — ~o Account 4 .)„,0 Coupons — 4De Account u, s atemala 5 per Cent Dali an 18and 1859 O'lan 5 3 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, 7 1 1 exican 3 per Cent .... U 0 Account -, Do 1864 1; 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die L.'o Scrip, £53 paid.... 14" 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d 4 00 rish Imperial 5 per Cent e li vv Granada .. 27i " I ° 2 per Cent. 1 ," 0 Deferred ",, 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) — " 0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — A n Do do Aug., 1866 — °t'uvian 41 per Cent 0 h ° 3 p Cent. (Uribarren) .. — 0 41Cent 1862 IN per ~ .. I+ " 0 Account 41 ugue9 0 3 per Cent., 1853 0 b• Account — )3 °3 I, per C ent.,18(;6, '7, '9, '6O, 62 ,' 3 — k" 0 Account .. tlazian 6 per Cent 1822, £ St., — b b o ° 4j per Cent., 1850 B7i 1860 — D° per Cent en 1869 . 531 ° 5 per Ct, 1862 0 1394 BB/ 4 1 - 4 0 Scrip, £65 paid Ninian 6 per Cent I, I) 0 Account oteieh 3 per Cent 1 , 0 Account — 1 ,'" 0 New Deferred 4- ' 0 Account 1 , 1) 0 Passive li h ." o Account — "'ash Cert. of Coup not funded .. — P° Account LTedish, 4 per Cent -,kish 6 per Cent. 1854 — 1 ," 0 Account -",,° 6 per Cent.:lBsß " 1 , 0 Account 440 £lOO Bonds D 6 per Cent. 1862 b 0 Account .. 721 2 ° £lOO Bonds.. 1, 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .. -- IV 1863 Scrip, £4O paid h4ezuela 3 per Cent. D" 0 t ccoun 0 6 per Cent., 1862 .. b° Account 0 6 p Cent., 1864 "011 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London 11, 4 1 4 1111 n, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. glan 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — TWO O'CLOCK, t o 4 t ie's, M oney . B9 i °Account . .. 891 %Ppm INTELLIGENCE—This day. ‘vt o NuoN, Dec. 21.—Wind this day at noon—North esterly • moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather N I omy. OtWANSEA, Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—Sailed — Dorsetshire, l ,eoquimbo. t . ` . ° 0 1.,E, Dec. 20.—Wind W.S.W,—Arrived—Janus, c) ,, 41 Newfoundland. f t 'Alavlorrar, Dec, 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-4ohanna, Akyab. k" .1 ./DE, Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Highland y l. 3', from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—River Thames, for 41 Aarai• so. fie l'srounr, Dec, 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fanny, 1 , 41 Sulina. ki.°ltrsmotrnr, Dec. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Pty's ship Achilles, from the westward. 10IsTor.„ Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Grelmo, ill New York. N 0 arrivals. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Ah -el lored—Pet, from London for St. Michael's. 41. 0 „ 4 11 BRING PROSPERITY IN SCOTLAND.—At the et meetings of the C o mmercial Bank of Scotland held N '4l , ' ll3l 'lrgh on Saturday the capital of the bank was in hqn"l from £ BOO,OOO t o £ 1,000 , 000, w ithout any call on the I top a "l , e , t ° l 's, by the appropriation of the sum of £200,000 tit l i, ` 4l l rest or surplus fund . The dividend was continued 4 %; Per cent., without deduction of income - tax, and the eat, after the above appropriation, was declared to be ul ti t: 6 ,' ) °, subject t o th e p a y men t o f t h e h a lf- year ' s di v idend 000 on the Capital as augmented, due in January. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOILS. Railways. Paid. Closing ! Business Prioe. I done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. iume and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian . Cork and Bandon... Cornwall ....... Do A(A nets no div Do. B till 43p e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Ang - lian at GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an,i W. of Ireland' IGreat Westerr,Original Do Str Val rua. sioea Do. South Wales .... !Do. West And. —Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Lancashire ez Yorkshire, London and 131ackwalV Lon., Bright.,/z S. Coast ILon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nort`h Western Lon. & So'4th Western Shef., Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do Binning. dz Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares 'Mid heat North British _ _ Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchazic Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stook. & Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do 18dC-61 North London Do New Do New, 1861. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews, and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Delon South Eastern Staines, Wok. , an dWok Taff Vale Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.elß 87 SO 131 132 6 7 34 36 16 17 89 91 106 108 171 181 7i 8i 131 136 155 156 130 131 E 9 91 781 79 67 69 58 60 44 46 100 102 1161 )17 82 64 105 106 38 40 120 12 97 98 65 6)n 120 ;21 1381 130 108 110 Fs} b6i 254 t6i 114 1144 72i 73i 1.4 1044 374 384 11 12 p 9 10 120 125 14 2 p 1 1} 7971 604 101 11* 138 142 58 61 44 40 86 t 65 8 D 163 168 35 45 1t.9 111 38 40 413 53 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railwayis atlantic & St Lawrene , tom.,Baroda&.Cent In Gu. S per cent... . Do. E. 5hare5......... In 11 alo and Lake Huron Do. Preferonoe ;tiff alo,Brant,dcGodriel p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 18? Jo. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1. 18. astn.iLin `apeTown 4-, Dock Sari Demerara 7 p.O, per. pf aastn. Bengal gu. mast Indian. f2ll. 5 p. c Do. do. J Ext .3 rand Trunk ot Cana.b Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent. Do. Ist rret. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Piet stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .3 t.lndlaPentn.v,ua.sp.c Do. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o 4t. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 4i per cent Do of Canada Share, Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Iladris guar., 5 p. o. Do. q p. o. Extension, Dc. 4i d0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Itelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds lielb. & Hobson's Bay. Newßr un swiok & Candi Class A and B . N.Rl.C'da6 pc let 1 1 bdk &dude .. —..— .. . Do. De1hi......... cs ~ ,4 ~ Do. d 0........... .. t Do. puoj a nb .. -• : P Do. Indus. St. Flo+) 0,.. )OLONIAL GOVER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Do. do. 1883.... ul) 1877-84 DO. p. c. Feb. At 4 Do. 6 p. Sept. Do. t p. c. Jan.dzJuly. Do. 5 Inscribed stool ape (J.Liope, 6 p c,187) Do.Ap & Oct. 188( Do. 189( Jan. & July. 1891.. 1 .;eyion, N0v.18133, 6 p Do. 1878, do. SlauritillS 6 p.oent.lB7o l Do. 1878 Do. 1882 natal Gov. 6 per cent.. V.8.G0v.6p.0.J a.dauly 4. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,180i Du. 5 p. c.,18:1 to 187( Do. d0.,1888 aupwd , 'few Zealand 6 p cent quva Scotia Gov. 6 p. hterling, 1875. lueensland Gcv. 6 p. o. .Aus Gov. 6 p.e.168- Do. 1-7 o &upward 4... Vto.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..tJul), Do. 10 C p.o. Closing Prioe. Witness—No, but there was no harm in it. The Judge Ordinary—Was it in a stylo that you would tolerate in your wife ? Witness—Except from a very old friend. The Judge Ordinary—You consider it then such a letter as an old friend might be allowed to write. 75 80 I Witness—Yes. 58 60 102 i te3i idle ip 5 54 9 98 100 8) 90 The Queen's Advocate—You were Mr Chetwynd's friend, you know. Now, let me ask you this question. Did it ever occur to you that there was criminality between Mrs Chetwynd and Mrs Mathew. 103 104 104 1)5 Witness (with the utmost surprise)—Never for a moment. 21 22 8) 91 70 72 61 a 66 68 56 68 53 54 47 50 3 , ) 32 28 30 103} 104 i pr ip pr dp 101 103 The Judge Ordinary—At any conversations at which you were present did you ever hear anything about infi• delity ? Witness—Such an idea as infidelity was never mentioned, Mrs Knight, the wife of the last.witness, was next, examined. She said—l have known Mrs Chetwynd since 1861. I rethember her coming to me in May, 1863. She appeared to be very much upset. I wrote to Mr Nicholson for her, and he came to our house. She came again in June. Cross-examined by Mr Kenealy—l have taken much interest in Mrs Chetwynd. I don't know that she has called at Mrs Price's house. I had an idea that Mrs Chetwynd had an idea of changing her religion before the letter was received. I have met Mr Mathews at Mr Chet wynd's house. I think the letter produced was written by me to Mrs Chetwynd. Mr Chetwynd was much more dis turbed the day after the letter announcing the change of religion then the day on which it was received. Mr Kenealy—Did you entertain doubts about the sin• cerity of Mr Chetwynd's feelings in the matter? 9 Oi 114 11 8S 0 80 62 1 d 10! 1031 96 08 91 93 Witness—Yes ; very great. Mr Kenealy—You thought he was making a great deal of show ? Witness—Yes. Mr Kenealy—Dld he not appear much distressed at the matter ? Witness—Yes; but that is easily assumed, Mr Kenealy—Then you think the whole of his conduct was merely outward show ? Witness—l was of the opinion that he did not care much about his wits. Mr Kenealy—Did not his conduct seem natural ? Witness—Oh, yes. This closed the case for the petitioner. Mr Hawkins, Q.C,, then rose to open the case on the part of the respondent. He said it would be his duty to call the attention of the jury to the evidence that had been given in support of this extraordinary case, and in doing so he had to bespeak their patience. Mrs Chotwynd had told her own story in her own way, and in answer to many charges she had made against her husband, he felt that a person who had to controvert the statement made by a young and lady-like woman, had a very difficult and by no means a very pleasant task to perform. The lady, in cases like the present, invariably enlisted the sympathies of the jury, but he thought that after they had heard the evidence he should adduce, they would take a very different view of the matter. It was not true, as had been alleged by the petitioner, that within six months after her marriage the respondent was guilty of the brutality that had been alleged. It was not true that he had been guilty of those revolting acts of cruelty charged against him; neither was it true that Mr Chetwynd had ever taken his wife out at nights and compelled her to sit for hours out side public-houses. The whole of these charges were foul inventions and fabrications invented by Mrs Chetwynd to support her case, They must bear in mind that in taking the course he did he was invited to that step—that he was compelled to take it, in consegaence of the manner in which the case had been got up against Mr Chetwynd. He be lieved they would be astonished when they heard the evi dence he should place before them, and that it would be a matter of surprise with every gentleman that Mrs Chet wynd should have had the audacity and boldness to insti tute these proceedings against her husband. He should show that if Mr Chetwynd was fond of attending cattle fairs, Mrs Chetwynd was also of the same disposition. He should also show that she used the negotiable loans with horse-dealers and others upon bills of exchange at 10 or 12 per cent., pledging the credit of her relation the Earl of Shrewsbury, and her brothers, the Hon. Messrs. Talbot, for their repayment. He should also prove that the state ment about her being compelled to clean the fire grates was, like most of the lady's statements, grossly false, and too absurd for any man of common sense to believe. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr, Commissioner Kerr.) RAFFLING FOR A DONKEY.-A NEW IDEA.-WRIGRT V. IVURSELL. This was an action to recover 7s 6d, money bad and re ceived by the defendant. His Honour—What was this money had for ? Plaintiff—For a donkey. His Honour—For a donkey I Plaintiff—Yes, sir. There was a raffle for a donkey, and I took three tickets at half-a-crown each. When I went to the place at which the rade was to have been hold, 1 found there was no donkey. (Laughter.) Hie Honour—Well, defendant, what du you say to this ? Defendant—l admit that the raffia did not come off; plaintiff took three tickets but did not pay for them. Plaintiff—lndeed I did, and I received the tickets in return. His Honour—l do not think it is likely that you would have parted with tho tickets unless you had the money paid. Defendant—He came to me and said ho would sell three tickets if I had them to spare, and I let him have them on trust. His Honour—l cannot think that you would trust him in any such way, and he is entitled to recover back his money as the raffle did not take place. Verdict for the plaintiff. THE REPRIEVE OF SALOME MARSIL—The mise rable woman who was reprieved on Saturday morn ing last at Chester Gaol, where she lay under sentence of death for the murder of her child, was in such an excited state at the time when the order was placed in the hands of the governor, that he hesitated at once to apprise her of it. It was thought better to break the fact to the prisoner by degrees. The governor therefore proceeded to the cell, and in a conversation communicated the intelligence that the culprit might hope for mercy. This excited her so much that nothing further on the subject was at the time said. The next morning, however, when the prisoners were in chapel, the chaplain, who knew nothing of the governor's precautions, mentioned the reprieve. The pri soner g .ve a loud shriek on hearing the word, and fell in a swoon, from which she did not recover for some hours. MISSING VESSELS.—Penzance, Dee. 19 —The following vessels are missing, and are supposed to have foundered in the gale of November 18 :—The Billow (schooner) of and for Hayle, loft Llanclly Nov. 16; the J. S.T. (schooner), of Truro, for Bremen, left Llanelly Nov. 16; the Ellen Fair (schooner), of St Ives for Portreath, left Neath Nov. 16. The Benjamin Scott, which was towed in here yesterday with loss of foremast head, &e., was from Cardiff for Portsmouth; she was taken in tow on the night of the 16th. The Rhola (steamship) sailed from Liverpool October 15 for Barcelona, and has not since been heard of. 59 Cl 6 E 2 84 10 103 102 i 1031 id 113 103 10! 95 97 T SEU 99 101 97 19 97 99 83 90 86 89 103 105 105 107 106 103 109 111 101 104 1(9 112 7 1 106 109 it 6 108 104 1( 6 18 101 98 100 95 97 94 96 105 107 99 101 101 10.5 107 IC* 1061 1071 IC7i 107 6] ISRITISH. MINES. z ambrian Consol. Colo 1 i I ' Chiver ton ...... 3 61 71 ;iidord Amalgamated 32 38 )eyen G. Con.. (Taoist 1 580 600 Drakewalls.. .. ,;ast Bassett (Mogan)._ .o 47 49 , last Caradon ..... —, , -Ist Carn Brea 3.4.e 6.1 7 East Grenville East Lovell .4:. W 'iltussel eravis tic 5.13.: 5 51 ; am.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 60 5 7 4 Great Laxey, Urn...! all 19 20 ,3 rent South Tolgus l7s 11 2 I. Wheal Vor (Id.eleton 10 35 37 331 irenville.. • 7B. ,". 51 6 :lerecVs-Foot ... 6.13 15 37 lingston Downs 4.18.( 4 44 Margaret ( Cny Lelanl t / 8 9 larke Valley.. 4 tynclv Iron Oro (Lim. 'e 1/ 1r: gangiles........ l9 18 `,.0 4ew Setun 254 GO 70 'orth Downs..,. 3 I li North Roskear 291 17 19 .. WWI Isaseet(lllogai, 3.1 , .6 1 2 s'. orth Wheal Crotty . 2.8 0 2 21 Prosper United..., 7.1.0. 2 3 —. 'rovidenoe(Uny Lelnt lO 6,7 34 36 South Caradon(St.Cleer 1/ .20 510 i.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 13.15 A 33 36 stray Park On Croft e 58 17 !Vest Basset (Illogan).. 11 7 9 • V Cr radon (Liskeard 9 5 8 West Chiver Lon West Seon IVhea.l Basset (Mogan , 51 90 93 'Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 9 11 WhealLudeott - / 1. Wheal Mary Ann (Men ; 8 13 15 Wheal 3 eton 58.1 195 200 Wheal Treiawney (Lis : 7 18 20 Wheal Union 4 i t PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 112 Gt. Western, Wt. ➢Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stook, 120 North Staffoidehire, 2 LI PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pf., Ditto, new J per cent pr., 9; London, Chatham, &0., 6 per cent. 2d pf., e 5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 85 6 5i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco kli.n.) gua. 7 per cent.," 14g ; Belgian Eastern Junction, lf FOREIGN MINES, Port Philip, 11 f BANKS. Agra andMasterman's (11m.), 1351 5 Alliance (limo, 36 5 6 Ditto, new, 35 4f Anglo Austrian, 6; Anglo-Italian, Urn., 13f Bank of Egypt, 31 Bank of Queensland (lira), 17 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 341 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11; Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), 291 Imperial Bank (lim.). 34f Imperial Ottoman, 16f 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4; 5 London B.ink of Mexico and S. America, lim., 7f London and Brazilian (lim.), 46 London and Comity, ; 82 1; London Joint Stock, 491 601 London and 11 estminster, National Provincial of England, Ditto, ditto, 41 New South Wales, 46; Standard of British South Africa (lim , ), 23; Union of London, 57 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 70k MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, lira., 51 City of London Real Property, lira., 2k2 Continental Union Gas, Inn., 10. Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lira„ 61 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 91 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 61 Hudson's Bay, 16 International Financial Society, ltra., 71 Joint Stock Discount:llm., 91 i I Land Securities, lim., London General Omnibus Company, 31 National Discount Company, lira., 16 Ocean Marine Insurance), 2-Z,f,l - Financial, Urn., 6 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 80 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lira., Ditto (.£4), 3 Royal Mail Steam,:9s4 Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lira., 4i Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, Um., 21 Trust and Loau Company a Upper Canada, 51 Upper Assam Tea, Um , 71 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE,—(TWs Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) CHETWYND V. CHETWYND. The further hearing of this extraordinary case was re sumed th's morning. The Queen's Advocate, Mr Karslake; Q.C., Sergeant Ballantine, and Mr Harmer were counsel for the petitioner, and Mr Hawkins, Q.C,, and Mr Kenealy were for the respondent. A number of letters from the respondent to Mary Jane Smith, the last witness examined on, Saturday, were put in and read. In some of these he addressed her as "My dear Jewess," and all of them were assurances of great affection. One of them, which bore the post mark of July 16, 1863, arranged the meeting in London to go to Blackheath, to which the witness referred in her evidence, and in must of them were violent abuses against another servant, of the name ct Jane Newport, who he ac cused as a spy upon him, and warning her to avoid that embodiment of evil as she would the plague, He also stated that.in order to prevent her letters to him being in • tercepted or falling into other hands, he had got a private letter bag of his own in which his letters were brought from the post-office, but although the bag wa3 locked he was even then quite sure that the bag would not fall into other hands. The Rev. Mr Knight was the first witness examined. His evidence went to prove that Mrs Chetwynd had often came to his house in consequence of the ill-usage of her husband. He also proved the handwriting of several of the letters above mentioned. In cross-examination by Mr Hawkins, he said he was a frequent visitor, but always by the invitation of Mr Chet wynd, He had seen Mr Mathews at Longdon Hall, but only once. He told Mrs Chetwynd that her husband had complained of her conduct toward Mr Mathews. Mrs Chetwynd replied that she continued her inti macy with Mr Mathews with the consent of her husband, but that she would give it up altogether if he wished it. He did not know the handwriting of Mr Mathews. Mr Chetwynd showed him a letter that Mathews had written to his wife. He complained of the style, and said it was a very improper sort of letter to be sent by a gentleman to a man's wife. The Judge ordinary—What sort of style was it ? Witness—l could hardly describe it. Thr Judge Ordinary—lt is very important that the jury should know what you mean by improper ? Witness—lt was a kind of style I did not like. The Judge Ordinary--That may be, but what do you mean by the word " improper." Was it indelicate ? Witness—No. The Judge Ordinary—Well, if it was not so what was it ? Was it a style you disliked or was it too intimate ? Witness—Yes, it was in too intimate a style. The Judge Ordinary—Was there any undue familiarity in it? Witness—No, certainly not. Mr Hawkins—Was it a sort of letter to address to another man's wife ? POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. James Cassey, a blind discharged soldier, wearing uni form, and having two or three medals Oa his breast, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with begging. A constable said that about nine o'clock the previous evening he saw the prisoner standing in Tottenham-court road, with a card on his breast. He saw him receive money twice, and then took him into custody. Mr Tyrwhitt asked whether the prisoner sold anything ? The constable said he did not, but the prisoner said he was selling almanacks. In ans ser to Mr Tyrwhitt the constable said the prisoner was blind. The card was handed to the magistrate, and had printed on it the following:— " Please to buy of a poor sddier. " I lost my precious sight in India, was discharged with a small pension for a short period. I have a wife and four children. 4 , When war is at hand and death it nigh, For God and soldier is all the cry, Bat when war is over and all things righted, God's forgotten and the soldier slighted," Mr Tyrwhitt said he would discharge the man. In no country in the woild was a soldier treated as in this. They had a small pension tor a time, and werethen kicked out. The man, it is only fair to state, has received at different times great assistance from this court. COVICTION OF A CHANDLER'S SIDP-KEEPER FOR SELLING TABLE-BEER WITHOUT A LICENSE.—Mrs Amelia Guest, the keeper of a chandler's shop in Tower street, St. Martin's-lane, appeared for n Tyrwhitt to an swer the complaint of Inspector Avery,of the F division, That not being duly licensed to sell bets", you did unlaw fully retail table-beer in your house." Inspector West, F division, proved visiting the defend ant's shop at a quarter past 11 on Sunday morning, the 4th inst., and seeing a female drinking sorsa table beer with which she had:just been served. He spok to the defendant, who had been cautioned several times Itfore, and she said it should not occur again. Mr Tyrwhitt told the defendant thati she would set up to sell beer, being only a chandler shopkeeper, she must suffer fur it. It was rather too bad that a chandler shop keeper should sell beer, especially at a tine when licensed victuallers, who were at great expt.nses for their licenses, were not allowed to do so. The defendant was fined 4ns and costs. WESTAIINSTER. ROBBING} A POLICEMAN.—Thomas Field, an artizan, and Elizabeth Paget, a woman who has passed as his wife, were placed at the bar charged with ribbing police con stable William Vick. 105 B. Prosecutor said he rented a house iA Lillington-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road, and let furnished apartments. Two months ago the prisoners, who represented themselves to be man and wife, came together to his house, and took a room. He had since ascertained that they were not mar ried. On Monday evening last, in consequence of enter taining some suspicions that his things in the room were not safe, he went to it, and saw the female prisoner, and told her he wanted to examine her room to see whether the different articles left in it were all right. She said there was no necessity, as merything was safe ; but he insisted on doing so, and on pulling down a portion of the bed clothes found two blanket, a sheet, and a flock bed missing. On a closer examination of the place it was discovered that the feather pillows aid bolster had been made away with, and flocks put into eases in their stead, so that they should not he missed. Themale prisoner was out during this discovery, and when he rtturned home and was informed of it he expressed his surpise, and said he knew nothing about it. When the loss of the things was dis covered the female entreated prosecutor not to tell her hus band, and said she had pawned the different things. Mr Arnold—All this occurred on Monday; why did you not take the parties into custody theh ? Prosecutor—l thought the malt prisoner would get them out. He gave me the duplicates this morning, and said he had got them from her. Male prisoner—l know nothing *bout the robbery, Mr Arnold—Who pawned the things Prosecutor—The female prisoner. Mr Arnold—Do you moan to say, male prisoner, that you slept in the bed and did not know there was a change ! Male prisoner did not. One theet was so doubled as to make me think there were twos I felt there was some difference, and when I spoke was told that the landlady was changing the things. Mr Arnold—l shall take year own recognisance to appear h re again this day week. The female is remanded. The Frightful 13 ccident in the Blackheath Tunnel. INQUEST ON THE FIREMAN-STATE OF THE INJURED. Yesteiday morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr C. J. Carttar, the coroner for West Kent, opened an inquest at the Freema sons' Tavern, Woolwich Dockyard, on the body of Edward Allum, the fireman of the 2 40 express train from Maidstcne, which run into the ballast train in Blackheath Tunnel on the North Kent Railway, on Friday last, by which so many people were killed and injured. The jury having been sworn, The learned Coroner said that on the previous evening an investigation had been opened by him at Blackheath into the deaths of five of the unfortnuate men who lost their lives by this sad calamity, of which no doubt they had all heard. Upon the present occasion he did not propose to go into all the evidence again that was taken upon the previous evening. He would have the body identified in order that it might be interred, and after taking the medical testimony, he would adjourn over for a sufficient time to allow of the other inquest to be completed. He should require the jury to proceed to the Marine Hospital to view the body. The jury then viewed the body, and The Coroner asked Mr Inspector Linwell, of the H divi sion of police, if he could inform the Court as to the condi tion of tte other sufferers. Mr Inspector Linwell said that Mr and Mrs NY indus, who were taken to the Anti-Gallican, Charlton, on the night of the cpllision, had been removed to their own reel deuce at 23, Terrace, Greenhithe. Mrs Windus has sus tained a very severe fracture of the leg, and being far ad vanced in pregnancy, the shock brought on the pains of labour, and it was found necessary to remove her to her own home, as it was her desire. Mr Windus was much contused, but not supposed to be in danger. The other cases at the Marine Hospital were those of Rendall, the guard of the ballast train, who had three of his toes amputated, and is progressing favourably, and Cullin, the platelayer, who is in a very bad state and considered to be quite hopeless. An other bad case was that of Hurst, the driver of the passenger train, who is frightfully scalded. Miss Price, who also lies at the Anti-Gallican at Charlton, •is very bad. At Guy's Hospital, Miss Frances Gillingham, who has a broken leg, and James Pledge, a platelayer, much contused, are pro gressing favourably. Dr Browne, at the Golden Cross, is very prostrate. The following evidence was then taken : James Allum, of 5, Union-road, Albany-road, Camber_ well, arid he was a stoker on board of a steamboat. He identified the body of the deceased as that of Edwin Allum, his brother. He was 24 years of age, and was a stoker in the service of the South Eastern Railway Company, where he had been for 10 years. He was a very steady man. Mr Alex. Minnock, surgeon, of the Marine Hospital, Woolwich, said the deceased was brought into that establish ment about 10 o'clock on Friday night. He was suffering severely from the shock and intense cold. Ho was quite sen sible, but not able to give any collected account of the shock ing affair. He gradually rallied, but the reaction was imper fect and ineffectual. During the afternoon of the following day delirium set in, and at half .past 11 there was a very sudden change. He died about 12 o'clock on Saturday or a little after, Had not made any post-mortem examination. lie had no doubt that death was caused by the extensive shock from the scalds and other injuries received. The case was hope less from the first. 'I he parts were all quite denuded of the skin. Mr George Claydon, the station master at Charlton, was the next witness. He knew the deceased, and last saw him alive at 430 at the Charlton station, on the engine. He was performing his duty with Hunt, the driver. That was the 240 train from Maidstone, and they were waiting for a ballast train to be telegraphed from Blackheath as having gone through. He received a signal, upon which he sent on the train after waiting at the station for 10 minutes, After the train had left about 12 minutes he received a mas sage from Blackheath stating that the ballast train had parted. Having got assistance, he went up the tunnel, and on his return he saw the deceased, who was very badly injured, and who said " Oh, Mr Claydon, I am so bad." He was removed to the Marine Hospital. By a Juror — The deceased was removed to a cottage near the Anget stein Jviaction, and placed warm in bed. He was afterwards brought down to the station by the military, and placed in an ambulance waggon. There were several doc tors there, who assisted the deceased. The ballast train had the proper tail lights. The inquiry was then adjourned for a fortnight, Serious Gunpowder Explosion t Man- chester. On Monday evening a serious explosion of gunpowder occurred at the shop of Mr. A. Cadden, a small gunsmith, in Brook-street. Cadden occupies the end tenement of a row of small cottages situate near the bridge which crosses the Medlock, and while alone in the house at the time nawed last evening he heard an explosion of fireworks in a drawer behind him, lie attempted to carry the drawer out of the house, but the fireworks exploded one after another v. ith such rapidity that he was knocked down. Remembering that he had several barrels of gunpowder stored in a room upstairs, he attempted to get them out of the house, and succeeded in securing one, which ho left in charge of a neighbour. He tried to remove the others, but the quantity of smoke overpowered him, and ho could not enter the house. The fire engines, which had in the meantime been sent fur, very shortly afterwards a rived under the superintendence of Mr Tozer, who was told that there had been several explosions of small pack ages of gunpowder, and that a large quantity was stored upstairs. While the hose was being attached to the mains, three heavy explosions were heard, and the front door, part of the wall, and the window were blown out. The gable was also shattered, and the partition wall adjoining the next house was likewise blown down. The firemen entered the place, and one of them found a small cask, half full of gunpowder, which, to prevent accident, was thrown into the river. He was followed out of the house by four others of the brigade, who had each secured a barrel containing about 251 b of gunpowder, and this was at once placed in the hands of the police, and taken to the Fairfield-street police station. Several canisters of gunpowder were also picked up among the debris. Beyond a slight inquiry to Mr Cadden's left hand, no one was hurt. What, however, the consequences would have been but for the exertions of the fire brigade, no oae can say, for the neighbour hood is densely populated, and the adjoining thorough fare is one of the busiest in the city. Mr Cadden estimates the loss of his property at £l4O, nothing of which is covered by insurance. The injury to the house is so serious, that in all probability it will have to be re-built. HORRIBLE RETALIATION. Six Confederates have been executed at Osceola, Kentucky, by order of Major Gen. Burbridge, in retaliation for the murder of two Union men. Lycurgus Morgan, one of the six, was a desperate man On the way to the place of execution he cursed the guards and himself with one black oath after another. Upon arriv ing on the ground he coolly walked to his coffin, cursing, and heavily dropped himself astraddle of it, looking boldly and defiantly at the soldiers before him. Four men were to fire upon each of the prisoners, and three white soldiers and one black one were to fire upon Morgan, When the word was given, all took deliberate aim and fired. While all the others fell pierced with bullets, and without a murmur, stran2e to say, the caps snapped on the guns pointed at Morgan, with the exception of the negro's, and he missed his aim. At the report of the guns, Morgan fell back on his coffin, and lay as if he had been killed; bat the lieutenant in charge approached him and examined his body closely, and finding that he had escaped being shot, drew a pistol and shot him in the breast, the ball passing up la's ribs and lodging in the back of his neck. When the ball struck Morgan his whole person sprang three feet above the coffin on which he was lying upon his back. He was a man unacquainted with fear.—Louisville Journal. AFRICAN SLAVE GANGS.—At Mineenga we met several parties or gangs of slaves in chains, and my thoughts reverted to the happy village life in our own country, a pleasing contrast to such painful and revolting scenes. Clad each in single goat akin, the slaves kept themselves warm at night lying near a firo. Never is the chain unfastened, day or night. Should one of the num ber require to move, the whole must accompany him. All ate together boiled sweet potato, or a spinage made from the leaves of the pumpkin plant, and were kept in poor condition to prevent their becoming troublesome. One day a woman slave, on seeing the cook casting away the head of a fowl he had just killed, picked it up, and gave it to', a poor convalescent slave, who grasped it with the eagerness of a dog. Any meat or bones left over from our dinner were always given them. A small lad, whose ears had been cut off (probably a Uganda boy), watched or accompanied the slaves, and treated them, I thought with unfeeling coarseness. A sick slave having recovered, it was the boy's duty to chain him to his gang again, and it was grievous to see the rough careless way he used the poor emaciated creature. Beyond bringing in firewood for them selves and cleaning corn, they were not much worked. The sole object of the owner was to keep them alive, and pre vent their running away till sold at the coast. Ten men and five women had lately deserted, chains and all, from Sirboko, so that he did not approve of taking off their irons—" the birds would soon fly if he did." They looked generally sullen and lull of danger, but might be seen dancing and even riotous at times, till a word from the oarless imp of a boy restored orders--A Walk Across Africa, by Captain J. A. Grant, The Moniteur publishes the report presented by the Prefect of the Seine to the couucil-general of the department—a paper occupying several pages of the official journal. The document comprises 1, the element for fixing the taxes in 1865; 2, the definitive account of the receipts and expenses for 1863; 3, the departmental Budget for 1865; 4, a series of papers connected with the documents just mentioned ; and 5, an analysis, with observations from the Prefect, of the wishes expressed by the council-general in the preceding session, as well as those of the councils of arrondissement during the present year. The Late Accident in the Blackheath Tuunel, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. who read the account of the late frightful acci dent in the Blackheath. Tunnel must be impressed with the necessity that more stringent rules and regulations should be made by the directors of the South Eastern Railway Company for the safer conveyance of their passengers. Firstly, that the tunnel should be lighted with gas—(in dispensably necessary). . . .. _ secondly, that no tram should be allowed to enter the tunnel till the preceding one has cleared Blackheath on the one side and Charlton on the other. Thirdly, that a man should be stationed at each end, whose duty it should be to carry this strictly into effect; and further that it ought not to depend upon the man alone but should be indicated in addition to the engine drivers by And, fourthly, that trains should not be allowel to pass each other in the tunnel, which is now of daily occurrence, under any circumstances whatevn-. I am, 8c2., A CONSTANT TRAVELLER. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. -o-- RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Manchester FEBRUARY. Lincoln spring . 21 i Nottingham Spring .... 28 M ARCH. Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring .. 7 Shrewsbury Spring .... 9 Doncaster Spring l4 Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring IL. Catterick Bridge Thirsk ...... 2l Epsom Spring - - Ar. Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Durham l7 Newmarket Craven Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1 Chester York Spring Salisbury Bath 1.3 Epsom 6uranier 3O Now ready, G. SIIELTON'S Connaught-terrace, Hyde-pal Fleet-street; and all agents. ; Derby Guide, le Glenie, Lrk ; Sunday Times Office, WHAT IS EARTH ?—E srth is dust. It is partly composed of minute portions severed from the hardest substances by the wedges of frost and the ever-repeated grinding of wind and rain. The friction of currents, the pounding of waves, the crumbling by chemical agencies, have combined to form the heterogeneous compounds which we call earth. 'W bother in the eliepo of impalpable clays and marls, or made up of sand, coarse gravel, and shingle ; whether as leaf-mould, mud, or animal remains, we may fairly say that earth is dust. It is a complex mixture of pulverised materials, an artistic sort of mincemeat, elabo rately and benevolently combined for the support and sus tenance of plants, and through them of animals. Of all the ancient four, therefore, Earth has least right to its title of Element. It is the most recent, the latest formed ; for it had to be prepared and manufactured by the combined action of the other three. Moreover, from the continuance of the same causes, the quantity of earth in the world must be steadily increasing every day. Soils are earth considered in respect to its suitability for the growth of vegetables, or the habitation of men. They are formed by the combination of two or more of the primitive earths, united with organic matter in a state of decay. The three principal primitive earths are flint or silex, clay, and lime, which occur in a state of minute division, forming unctuous impalpable matter, as well as in the shape of sand, gravel, or shingle. . . , . The list of earth's usefulness is not easily ex hausted. Earth supplies colours for painting, as ochre, umber, and ultramarine, besides numerous brilliant metallic compounds; materials for pipes, bricks, pottery, tiling, pavement, statuettes, crockery, and artificial gems—the means of cleaning and polishing as "French chalk," Bath brick, tripoli, fullers'-earth---aids to both defensive and offensive military operations, from Uncle Toby's fortifica tions to General Todleben's earthworks—a simple cement, for grafting, to wit, and for stopping beer barrels, as medi cine, like magnesia, chalk, collyrium, and Armenian bole— for thrashing-floors, garden-walks, ant-hills and savages' huts. There is eatable earth which taken into the stomach, lulls, if it do not satisfy, the cravings of hunger. Before altogether quitting the Earth, we will, in the second chapter, go a little deeper into it, following the itinerary of three recent travellers.—Dickens's All the Year Round. OUTBREAK IN AN AUSTRIAN PRISON.—A riot lately took place among the prisoners confined in the prison of Stein, in Austria. The outbreak had been planned for some time, and a baker's son, who had been condemned to several years imprisonment for incendiarism, was chosen as the leader. At last, when about 200 of the prisoners were assembled in the workshop, one of the gaolers entered the place bringing the breakfast. Some of the men began to murmur, "We do not like the food ! Death to gaoler 1" and at the same time the turnkey was knocked down and the breakfast thrown about. The rest of the prisoners, thinking that the moment had come for the proposed outbreak, tore down the doors, broke the windows, and wrenched the iron bars out, Eight of the men, laying hold of a large bench, used it as a battering ram, with which they boat down a part of the wall, and obtained access to the passage leading to the outer. wall. Here, how ever their progress was stopped, for an alarm having been given, a picket of soldiers arrived, and the rioters retreated in disorder, uttering violent threats. When order was restored all the prisoners were ordered to stand up in the courtyard, and 100 of the most violent were sentenced to re ceive the bastinadoA 25 to 30 blows being given to each. One of the men, named Kramer. who had during the riot endeavoured to set fire to the building, was in addition condemned to imprisonment for five weeks. The other prisoners were all sentenced to punishments of various kinds. --- THE ROYAL FAMILY OF KARAGUE.—The royal family of Karague consisted of three brothers and their families. Their father, Dagara, had died about eight years previous to our visit. He had lived to a good old age ; was almost a giant in height, with leprous hands of the Wahuma caste ; was esteemed a wise and sagacious :prince, and was very popular with the people. On his death, his body was sown up in the skin of a cow, and placed inside a hut, with several women and cattle, who were there all left to die and moulder to dust. The question of succession was disputed b 3 three surviving sons, and the test as to who should ultimately rule was that some sacred emblem would be placed before all, and whoever should raise it from the ground would become the, reigning sove reign. Rumanika, not the eldest, was found to be the only one of the three competent, or who felt conscientiously that he could support the dignity of the position by rais ing this weight from the ground; consequently he was elected. From that time a younger brother, Rognrah, became his bitter enemy, and fled to a coroner of the pro vince, taking with him a great proportion of the people with their cattle, as he was the more generous and the greater favourite of the two brothers. But Rumanika's mother had to be got rid of before he could properly hold the reins of government ; and by some magic medicine she was killed, and he was declared "I\l`kama of Karague." Al though illness prevented my seeing so much of the Rume n ka as I should otherwise have liked, I could not but notice that he was the handsomest and more intelligent Sovereign we had met with in Africa. Ho stood six feet two inches in height, and his countenance had a fine open mild expression. There was nothing of the African look about him, except that he had wool instead of hair. His dress was a robe of numerous skins of small antelopes sewn together and knitted over ene shoulder, with a linen cloth underneath ; or an Arab cloak or shawl of bark cloth hung from his shoulder, reaching below the knee. (Ling about with nothing on his head, his arms bare, except common ornaments of beads or brass, with painted porcelain beads on his ankles, and carrying a long staff, he was altogether the picture of the gentle shepherd of his flick. His four young sons, of ages from 16 to 24, were tall, smart, nice looking young fellows—quite gentlemanly in their man ners, and very cleanly in their persons and dress. There was a younger son, an infant, always kept at the royal residence and not allowad out. The five wives of the king have been described by Captain Speke—several were of enormous proportions unable to enter the door of an ordinary hut, requiring a person on each aide to sup port them when moving from one place to another, and expressing great delight at:any preeentithe " Wazoongo' (white men) should send their • Lord and master., Their diet, and that of the sons and daughters, was generally boiled plantain or milk. They considered their existence depended on the latter food, and certainly they all throve admirably upon it—the sons were full of vigour, and the women were fat and healthy, though not prolific.-21 Walk Across Africa, by Captain J. A. Grant. SENEGAL COTTON.—The Moniteur de la Flotte contains an account of a successful plantation of 150 acres of cotton in Senegal. The ground was divided into five unequal parts. One portion, extending over 50 acres, was planted with the native cotton of Senegal. After the ground was cleared, well-handled drills were opened 6ft apart, and the sowing was commenced at the beginning of August, To the west and north of Taouey is a vast tract of land covered with brushwood, which grew to a great height, The ground was cleared with some difficulty, and sown as an experiment, with seed Lf Georgian long-silk cotton, Jumel, Louisiana, and Algerian. The ground was selected because the various kinds of cotton could be planted near each other, and from its position it could be more easily inspected, The soil , moreover, is of various qualities—sandy and damp, suited to Algerian cotton, and other places rich in vegetable matter- Thep lanter began to clear the land, on the 16th of August, lie finished on the September, and Onee t g h r e oun l d 7 N t v h as o le f ve s ll e e p d te to m t b h e e r extent 6th of tentef4Oac he opened trenches 1 foot wide and 8 inches deep. He sowed the seed of the long-silk Georgian cotton in the bottom of the trench. In this he followed the Egyptian plan, because the long-silk Georgian cotton requires irriga tion, The trenches are calculated to retain the water and the consequent humidity as long as possible. The last sowing succeeded perfectly, and by the last acc,nuts the young plants are flourishing. That was the second expe riment the planter tried, and it extended over- a surface of 24 acres. The planter expected that by the end of October the entire tract would be levelled and sown. In a word, there are 150 acres of land cleared, of whi c h one -h a lf it: levelled, 115,000 ft. of cotton plants are pl an t e d on 65 acres, and the planter is expected to gather his crop in December, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 20, COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary,) CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON AND ANDERSON, This case came on to-day upon the question of costs. Mr Bovill, Q.C,, asked that the costs, except those against Lieut. Mildmay, be paid by Col. Anderson, the co-respon dent. M r price, Q C., for Colonel Anderson, opposed the ap plication, _ _ _ The learned Judge thought the claim for costs in the case had been taken on far too high grounds. It was not be cause a co-respondent had been found guilty by the ver dict of a jury that therefore he was to pay the cost% It was a queition quite for the decision of the Court - and ho therefore should reserve his decision on the sub ject until he had fully considered the whole ct the cir cumstances involved in the matter. Mr Price satd there was another motion on the paper to-day, viz., for a new trial, bat wilhout the Court sat later than usual he did not sec how it was to be reached to day, which was the last day of term. - The Judge 0:-Iiinary thought that that application had better stand over uatil he had given his decision on the question of costs. Mr Price said he would do:so. It was then arranged that the application for a new trita), should be made on the second motion day, next term. LONDON GAZETTE--Last Evening-, WHITEHALL, DEC. 20. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon. Henry, Baron Taunton—the Right Hon. Edward Henry Smith Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley)—the Right Hon. George William, Baron Lyttelton—Sir Statlord, Henry Northcote, Bart., C.B.—the Very Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook, D,D.—the Rev. Frederick Temple, D. D. —the Rev. Anthony Wilson Thorold, M.A.—Thomas D. Ackland, E:q.—Edward Baines, E:l.—William Edward Forster, Esq.—Peter Erle, Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel—and John Storrar, Esq., M.D., to be her Ma. jesty's Commissioners to inquire into the education given in Schools not comprised within her Majesty's two former Commissions, beating date respectively 30th June, in the 22d year, and 18th July, in the 25th year, of her Majesty's reign ; and also to consider and report what measures (if any) are required for the improvement of such edu cation, having especial regard to all endowments applicable, or which can rightly be made applicable, thereto. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEc. 17. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of tho Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Henry J obling Wal lack, Eeq,, late Captain in the 77th Regiment, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Marklund Barnard. Etq:, reaigued. THAMES ExPOSING GOODS FOR SALE OUTSIDE SHOPS.—Mary Ann Spencer, a woman who looked in excellent case, who is believed to be a professional Wet, and who refused to give her name and address, was brought up on remand before Mr Paget charged with stealing a roll of flannel, measuring about 30 yards, and valued at 43F, the property of Martha Parkhouse, draper, of t 55, High-street, Poplar. On the first examination of the prisoner on Saturday, Mr Partridge, who then presided, said it was highly reprehen. Bible for shopkeepers to expose goods for sale outside theii shops and lead people into temptation. Mr Bowdler, the second clerk, said that similar observa tions had been made before on the occasion of a robbery of goods from outside the shop of tp prosecutrix, and tht.t Mr Paget had condemned the prs4ice very severely, and said, when the robberies were committed, people who put their goods outside their shops, were guilty of half the offence. It appeared from the evidence of Mr Robert Thos. Rose, assistant to Mrs Paikhouse, that there was a roll of flannel " outside the door" for sale at half-past 1 o'clock on Friday night. In consequence of information he went to a public house, 100 yards from the shop, and found the prisoner there and the roll of flannel, which he had previously missed, behind the door. He said to the prisoner, "What do you want with the flannel," to which the made no reply. He then gave her iLto custody. George Sims, of Nc. 254, High -street, Poplar, said he was assistant to a pawnbroker. He saw the prisoner run by his master's door with something concealed under her shawl. He followed her, and saw her go into the Royal Mason public-house. George Darnell, 2, Wade's-place, Poplar, saw the pri sowr take the flannel and Put it under her shawl. She walked away with it towards the Royal Mason. The prisoner, on being called e n f or h er d e f ence , said"l have nothing at all to say," Mr Paget committed the prisoner for trial. MABRETS---This D Ay. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate. For dry samples there was a fair demand at full currencies; but damp produce was a dull inquiry, at about Monday's prices. There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. American descriptions were in"moderate request, at full quotations; otherwise the trade ruled quiet, on former terms. g a r rk ai e n t taet Aglow sale, at late rates. was well supplied. Malting I F v lo tt a h tin b g ar c l a e r y go th es e of re at about the rates current on descriptions menday. were a dull sale, Malt changed hands to a limited extent at late rates. The supply of oats on °ale was large. Good and fine in price, otherwise the oat apnartle:tiheisquotations. value of Mazagans had a tradeE Beans a Russian n s was s q od u l ed a l l t h t a i e e t as barelyy wereiyo Grey peas were a du ci l s l ul i ei n ew y ou ir drooping tendency. at lite rates. prices; other Y a f or 31 Monday's terms. The flourdescriptions trade aodvee dwas ARRIVALS TIIIS, "Wheat. Barley, Oats. Flour. English .. 640 330 690 460 240 _ . With Foreign 1,620 4 40 15,850 500 brls BOROUGH HOP. The demand for hops is by no means active. Prices, however, rule firm—tbe top quotation being 200 s per cwt. WHITECEAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is tolerably large, and the demand rules inactive as follows : itßeef, from 3s to 5s Od ; mutton, 38 6d to 5s Od ; veal, 36 10 to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per Sibs, by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Cotton id, dearer than yesterday, making ld. advance on Friday's rates. Sales, probably 14,000 bales. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.--The weather on Monday morning changed to a fresh, which continued dur ing the early part of the day, with occasional drizzling rain. In the afternoon the atmosphere cleared, and towards the evening a keen frost set in, which continued till early this morning. Our correspondents in the hill districts report that a severe snowstorm had commenced. There was a heavy fall of snow in Crieff on Monday, which, however, did not remain on the ground. In the neighbourhood of Auchtorarder the storm was more severe. Snow has been falling from Saturday evening till Monday afternoon, when the ground was covered to a depth of seven inches. The hill roads are stated to be quite impassable on account of the drifts. Further north the storm was not so severe. On the Borders there has also been a heavy fall of snow. Our Selkirk correspondent, writing on Monday afternoon, states that snow has been falling in that neighbourhood since Sunday evening, and that the ground is covered to a depth of about seven inches.—Scotsman. A Local Committee has been formed in the parishes of St. George and St, James's, 'Westminster, under the presidency of the Duke of Marlborough, for the purpose of strengthening end extending the efforts that are being made to promote the education of the employes en gaged in West-end establishments. A public meeting to further this object has been convened for Thursday next, in the School of Mines, J myn-street. The chairman of the Council of the Sccie'y of Arts will preside. 120} 191 97 E4l 56 51 114 131 Business done ItlT 1 P'. ?={ Sr, JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 17. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right lion. Lord Foley, to appoint Lieut. Colonel John Henry Lowndes, late of the 6th Regiment of Foot, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Charles J. Sawyer, Esq., resigned. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, DEC. 19. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public on and atter Thursday, the 22d inst., under the usual regulations. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Dr.c. 20. 2d Regiment of Lite Guards—Sir George Rendleshatu Pres. cott, Bert , to be Cornet and Sub Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frederick Young, promoted. Royal Horse Guards—Lieutenant Mylies Bagnall Bowyer Adderley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Walter Palk Carew, who retires—Cornet Samuel Charles Newton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Adderley. 2d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant William Jones Thomas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis Graham Powell, who retires—Cornet and Adjutant Allen Deane to have the rank of Lieutenant—Cornet Edmund Warren Craigie to L eutenant by purchase, vice Thomas—Thomas Ord, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Craigie. 11th Hussars—Ensign John St, John, from 12th Foot, to bo Cornet, vice Henry William Langley, who has retired— Cornet John St. John to be Adjitalit, vice Lieutenant. John M‘Loughlin, who resigns the appointment. Military Train—Lieutenant Walter Ernest Sax Battis combo, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Simmer, who exchanges. 6th Regiment of Moot—Lieutenant John Thomson Bowers to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant James George Ccckburn, promoted. Bth Foot—Lieutenant George Nicholl James Bradford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Swinnerton Halliday Dyer, who retires—Ensign William Bowe Bennis to be, Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bradford—Robert Julian Orde Jocelyn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hennis. 12th Foot—Quartermaster Corporal Major John St. John, from the let Life Guards, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Henry Oswald Carey, transferre to the 76:h Foot— William Wallace Roderick Onslow, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John St. John, transferred to the 11th Hussars. 25th Foot—Henry Augustus Chichester, Gent,, to be En sign, without purchase, vice Thomas John Leadbetter, promoted. 33d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, from the 100. h Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Edward Westby Donovan, who exchanges — Lieutenant Birchall Graham to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Brown, who retires—Ensign Alfred Handcock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Graham—William Alexander Dtla belles Eden, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Handaock. 36th Foot—Captain Mont. Cholmely Morris, from the 54tH Foot, to be Captain, vice Newbult, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Lieutenant Benjamin Simuer, from the Mili tary Train, to be Lieutenant, vice Battiscombe, who ex- changes. 54th Foot—Captain Eiward D. Newbolt, from the eGth Foot, to be Captain, vice Morris, who exchanges. 76th Foot—Home Seton Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Bereslord Hammond, who re , tires. 80th Foot—Surgeon John Alexander Wm, Thompson, M.D., having completed 20 years' full-pay service, to be surgeon Major, under the provisions of the Royal War. rant of Oc•• 1. 1858. 86th Foot—Ensign Edward James Harris to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Matthew Edward Leadbitter, wh o re tires—James Arnold Awdry, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice llarris. 87th Foot—Ensign William Wynne Jeudwine to be Lieu. tenant, by purchase, vice Archibald Neil Campbell, who retires—William Gostwyck Gard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jeudwine—Lientenant Walter Carr Mackinnon to be Instructor of Musketry, vice LiLut. Archibald Neil Campbell, who had resigned the appoint- ment 100th Foot—Lieut Colenel and Brevet Colonel Edward Westby Donovan, from the 33J Foot, to be Lieut Colonel, vice Alexander Roberts Dunn, who exchanges Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Charles lienry Wilson Lock has been permitted to retire the service by the sale of his Commission 4th West India Itegiment—Lieutenant Nicholas Thomas Cuffe Herbert, from the 2d West India Regimens, to ha Lieutenant, vice John Atkinson, who has retired. sth West India Itegiment—Thomas Viny Baron, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice George Henry Evans who has retired. UNATTACHED—Captain and Brevet-Major Joshua Grant Crosse, from the 88th Foot, to be Major without pur chas3—Lieutenant Benjamin Hutchins Edwards, from Adjutant of a Recruiting District, to be Captain, without purchase. STAFF—Major and Brevet-Colonel John Miller, half•pay Unattached, to be Fort-Major at Guernsey, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Abercrombie Nelson, appointed Deputy Adjutant General, Jamaica. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—StaiI Surgeon Hugh Massy, hI.D., having completed 20 years' full pay service, to be Staff Surgeon Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.—CharIes Felix Phillips, Gent., to be Acting Veterinary Surgecu, vice Francis Walker, promoted in the Royal Artillery, BREVET. Captain, wiih the local rauk of Major, Henry Wray, Royal Engineers, to be Major. Captain Nevinson Willoughby De Courcy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, to be Major. btati Surgeon Major Edward John Burton, M.D., who retires upon hall-pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. 'l'tie Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera tions of rank amongst the Officers or the Staff Corps, end of her Majesty's Indian Military Force& BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts:of commercial ira. ! portanoe in the Gazette : William Mihill, baker, Lambeth John Strong, beer retailer, Waterloo-road James Norriagton, baker, Chelsea Wm. Hughes, butcher, Horton George Rogers, coachbutlder, Sheffield John Hoy, fishmonger, Worcester Juhn Lord, commission agent, Manchester William Nicholson, corn merchant, Carlisle John Parry, grocer, Peckham Robert G. Coleman, ship broker, Lombard-street George Levick, grocer, Bawtiy, Yorkshire James Spencer, tailor, Loughborough __— BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Joseph Brayshaw and Thomas Brayshaw , m erchants, Leeds SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Stirling, Gordon, and Co , merchants, Glasgow John Itobs, agent, Barghead Andrew Logan, jun., baker, Glasgow Thomas ArNab, farmer, Stonebrae, Perthshire James Mun and Co., manufacturers, Glasgow W. Halliday and Co., tanners, Bonnington, Edinburgh John Wliay, miller, Forres Course of Exchange—Yesterday, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18/ 12 181 Antwerp — 25 521 25 57/ Brussels — 13 25 52i 25 57A Hamburg -- 7 Paris . . Ditto Marseilles - 25 52k 25 571 Frankfort on Maine _, 1201- 120 k Vienna Trieste **** 12- 5 12 10 Petersburgh ....... 30 Madrid ............ 46 461 Cadiz ... B Le e g d n in orn ................................ I" 2 2 5 5 427 7 ; 1 471 23 75 Milan 25 77.1 Genoa — 25 70 25 75 Naples .. Palermo — 25 72i 25 771 Messina — 25 721 25 771 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard).... „per cz., £3 17 9 Mexican D011ar5...... Sih er in Bars (Stan dard ) According to Baron Haussman,s stateraent, just presented to the Muncipal Council, the number of houses pulled down in Paris during the year 1864 has been 266, and the number built 2,781; since 1852, 12,696 houses haws been removed, & 16 63,92.5 new ones creeted. ihare (3.14. 3har& 100 sk 20 404 too I too :oo 100 steek stook stock L 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stook stook stock Stook Paid. 100 100 100 100 all all 100 (100 I 100 < 2 1(0 k,1,00 M EN 100 100 100 100 100 100 83i } MI 11 Oi 1361